Her parents, Brad and Linda Jarrell, of Avon, brought Lauren and her siblings, Nathan Jarrell, 9, and Emma Jarrell, 10, to the 46 year-old ice cream stand after the family hiked in the 80-degree weather.

]]>Sat, 01 Aug 2015 18:42:21 -0400201508011846042015-08-01T18:42:21-04:002015-08-01T18:46:04-04:00Patrick Williams/pwilliams@morningjournal.com Lauren Jarrell, 9, is excited to receive her Orange/Vanilla Twist with chunks of cookie dough and pink eyes at Avon Dairy Treat, 37175 Colorado Ave. in Avon, as her brother, Nathan Jarrell, 12, and sister, Emma Jarrell, 10, look on, July 31. The children's parents are Brad and Linda Jarrell, of Avon.]]>Creative doodles on math homework resulted in solutions to a problem set of plain walls at a Lorain preschool.

A math professor at Early College High School at Lorain County Community College, 1005 Abbe Road, Elyria, the Rev. Gwendolyn Gilmore checked homework and looked closer at artwork on the pages.

]]>Sat, 01 Aug 2015 18:14:35 -0400201508011814352015-08-01T18:14:35-04:002015-08-01T18:14:35-04:00Carol Harper/charper@morningjournal.com Rev. Gwendolyn Gilmore (in back), a math teacher at Early College High School, a program for high school students at Lorain County Community College, noticed artistic doodles on homework of 16-year-old students Elsa Alvarado, Lorain, Alyssa Schnell, Lorain, and Virginia Ford, Amherst. So Gilmore asked the girls to paint murals on walls at Rapha Academy, 1905 North Ridge Road East, Lorain.]]>A statistic of 60 heroin overdose deaths a year in Lorain County prompts a question: What happens to the children?

Some adults who die or face incarceration because of illegal activities are parents.

Since life circumstances such as cancer, other illnesses, and accidents also happen to even the best of families, often grandparents or close family members step in to raise little ones.

]]>Sat, 01 Aug 2015 18:11:34 -0400201508011811342015-08-01T18:11:34-04:002015-08-01T18:11:34-04:00Some people may have used St. Joseph's Overnight Shelter as their permanent address on their provisional ballots in the May 5 Lorain City Council Ward 2 Democratic primary.

During testimony July 31 in a civil bench trial, Barbara Reichlin, office administrator for the overnight shelter, stated that it's open from 5 p.

]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 22:37:21 -0400201507312240182015-07-31T22:37:21-04:002015-07-31T22:40:18-04:00Eric Bonzar/EBonzar@morningjournal.com Lorain Ward 2 Councilman Dennis Flores goes over documents with his attorney, Gerald W. Phillips, prior to the start of the fourth day of Flores' civil trial filed against Councilman-Elect Ryan Horn, July 31. ]]>Four Lorain County area men have been indicted after being accused of crimes against children following an undercover investigation by Elyria police.

Pal Gegaj, 47, of Avon Lake, is charged with attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, importuning and two counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles.

]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 22:40:18 -0400201507312240182015-07-31T22:40:18-04:002015-07-31T22:40:18-04:00Overall crime in Lorain and Elyria is down at the half year mark compared to 2014, according to statistics released by the two law enforcement agencies.

In Lorain, crime decreased in six of nine categories between Jan. 1 and June 30, according to figures.

"We use crime analysis and intelligence we have gathered from a variety of sources to put officers in the areas where crimes are being committed," said Lorain police Capt.

Students at the "new" Lorain High had chosen the school's mascot and nickname of the "Titans" and the new school colors of navy blue and silver.

Meanwhile, on the western end of the Black River Landing in downtown Lorain, more good news was unfolding.

]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:08:48 -0400201507311608482015-07-31T16:08:48-04:002015-07-31T16:08:48-04:00Michael Allen Blair/MBlair@MorningJournal.com Runners sprint from the starting line during the 2014 Ritenauer's Run at the Journal Jog at Black River Landing in Lorain on Aug. 3.]]>Gerrie Pavelschak, displays the Ohio State Quilt she made for the annual St. Peter Parish Festival raffle.

The festival takes place at the St. Peter Pavilion, 3655 Oberlin Ave. in Lorain Aug. 1-2.

Besides food and entertainment, there will be raffles for the quilt, gas grill and a huge assortment of baskets in the Chinese raffle.

"Our goal is to be able to build a relationship and continue to build a strong relationship with the community and the law enforcement," said Angel Arroyo Jr.

]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:05:33 -0400201507311405332015-07-31T14:05:33-04:002015-07-31T14:05:33-04:00National Night Out]]>Organizers of The Journal Jog say they are excited to take part.

Cindy Knudsen, who coordinates the jog, said her favorite part of the jog is the fundraising efforts and how the community comes together to participate.

The Journal Jog raises money for the Mary Lee Tucker Clothe-a-Child Program, which provides area children with winter clothes, Newspapers in Education and the mayor's scholarship programs.

]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:56:18 -0400201507311256182015-07-31T12:56:18-04:002015-07-31T12:56:18-04:00Photo by: Jackie Sigman/jsigman@morningjournal.com Father Michael Gulgas from St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 2000 Tower Boulevard in Lorain, finishes the 3K walk of The Journal Jog in 2013, as his son, Costantine Gulgas, looks on.]]>Two entities have joined forces to help Lorain students while creating a community event.

Ritenauer's Run at the Journal Jog is a 5K road race and 3K walk that raises money to help students in Lorain. The race is Aug. 3.

Starting in 2010, the Journal Jog became a fundraiser for The Morning Journal's Mary Lee Tucker Clothe-A-Child Program and Newspapers in Education.